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Monday, March 26, 2007

The Stuff I Didn't Get To -- 3/26/07


Seems to me there used to be two wars...


Everything has a use...
Researchers at the Chengdu Giant Panda Breeding Base in Sichuan province, China have discovered a new way to make recycled paper -- recycle panda crap. Pandas eat a diet of almost entirely bamboo, making their poop rich in fiber. "It's environmentally friendly," said researcher Liao Jun. "We can use the paper ourselves and also we can sell whatever is left over." The recursion involved with panda poop toilet paper is mind-boggling. (AP)

How are things in Afghanistan? You don't need to know
If you pick up a copy of Time in the US, you'll get a cover arguing in favor of teaching the Bible in schools. Pick up a copy any place else in the damned wide world and you'll get 'The Truth About Talibanistan,' about the resurgence of the Taliban and al Qaeda in Afghanistan. (Eat The Press)

Someone fire up Voltron
A 50 robotic Michael Jackson will be built in the desert outside of Las Vegas as part of a long term concert deal. "It would be in the desert sands," says Mike Luckman, a consultant on the project. "Laser beams would shoot out of it so it would be the first thing people flying would see. Neon is wonderful, but it's old school." Like Godzilla, it's unclear whether the Mecha-Jackson will be a good or bad monster. I'm guessing bad... (World Entertainment News Service)

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